House Beautiful take-aways

There were a few great shopping finds in June's House Beautiful...


Some great cotton herringbone throws from brahmsmount.com in a multitude of colors- perfect for brightening a room!

West Elm has added a genius finish to its' Parsons console table- rattan! Bonus: currently on sale for $299, snap one up while you can...great for an entryway, behind a couch, or really anywhere!

They also featured a rug from one of my faves, Dash and Albert. Cute rugs at great prices...enough said. Some of my picks are below:

   

   

Weekend plans?

This weekend's Tastemaker Tag Sale on One Kings Lane is curated by English-born, LA-based designer Kathryn Ireland. She has a great collections of fabrics and wallpaper in addition to her many design projects. Her sense of color and bohemian flair create fabrics and rooms that will make you happy for years to come. I just added her book, Creating A Home, to my amazon store if you're interested in learning more about this design maven.

Creating A Home chronicles Kathryn's restoration of her estate in Ojai, CA (bonus info: she recently sold the home to Reese Witherspoon) and the process she went thru to capture its' original beauty. Some great images of the home are below.

      

        

A snapshot of her textiles...

A few more of her "rooms"

        

      

      

       

       

Be sure to check out OKL this Saturday at 11AM EST before all her picks are snapped up!

    

It's like Saks was reading my mind (or blog!)

Shopping at Home with Nate Berkus

Nate Berkus designed one of my favorite rooms of all time that I have posted on To The Tens before. It is so fab though that I thought I would include it again...

As seen in Elle Decor. 

A friend of mine is looking into furniture for a new apartment and while looking for some fun, affordable pieces I remembered that Nate has a line on HSN - yes, the home shopping network!

I am dying over this piece - i love all things ikat and think it is such a fun shape. Better for a secondary seating area though as it may be a little hard to snuggle up on without arms!

Two great chair options for a living room or bedroom. The tufting detailing is gorgeous as is the nailhead detail, you can go wrong with either piece.

Some fun throw rugs in great neutrals.

Loving this headboard - the velvet is such an amazing deep navy and looks luxurious with the tufting detail.

Super fun tray table, would be great for a mini-bar area. 

A few great rooms designed by Nate Berkus...

Check out HSN next time you need some new home decor items - they have a ton of great designer collaborations!

Dive in!

Honestly, the only thing I really hate shopping for is swimwear! But as summer is quickly approaching I am on a serious hunt for a couple swimsuits to get me thru the season. It can be very tricky shopping for swimwear- you need something cute, comfy and good for both tanning and being active in the sun. My trick in the past has been to buy 1 solid and 1 printed suit that can be mixed and matched. This creates the illusion that you have 4 suits so if you go on vacation you don't have to wear the same suit every day.

Great solid options in my two go-to styles: triangle top and bandeau.

Spice it up with printed options, I usually trend towards animal prints or modern florals.

Two great cheap suits from American Eagle that happen to be in keeping with the stripe craze.

Personally I don't do one pieces, but if I were to sport one it would be something like one of these. If you're going to cover up, keep it interesting.